Alani Hartley, 7 , let go of her balloon and the next morning it was 270 miles away

UP AND AWAY: Alani with her father Gary Hartley.

Published:15:12Updated:16:26Friday 19 May 2017

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A helium balloon released by a schoolgirl was found just hours later, 270 miles away in Sussex.

Alani Hartley, 7, let go of the Disney balloon outside her Eastmoor home with her name and address attached, and it was found stuck on a school fence in Sumpting, close to the English Channel coastal town of Worthing the next morning.